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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Haynes Crossroad (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Haynes Crossroad. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Name Variations for Haynes Crossroad ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

  • A typical abbreviation for Haynes Crossroad: Haynes Xrd.
  • While the name of this community is Haynes Crossroad, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Haynes Crossroad may originally have been Hayne's Crossroad.

    Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Haynes Crossroad might be written as Hayne Crossroad.

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Haynes Crossroad is located in Clay County.

To see how the shape of Alabama's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Clay County: Cleburne, Coosa, Randolph, Talladega & Tallapoosa.

Below are the counties that are near Haynes Crossroad. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Haynes Crossroad:

  • Clay County     (The home county of Haynes Crossroad)
  • Calhoun County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Haynes Crossroad, with the one closest to Haynes Crossroad listed first.
    • Friendship
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Chinnabee ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chinnabee have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chinnabee
      • Chinnabee is located in Calhoun County
    • De Armanville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for De Armanville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Armanville
      • De Armanville is located in Calhoun County
    • Oxford
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Hobson City
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hobson City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobson City
      • Hobson City is located in Calhoun County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 749 people
    • Choccolocco
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Oxanna
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Oxanna. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxanna
      • Oxanna is located in Calhoun County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Oxanna
      • From Haynes Crossroad to Oxanna
    • Anniston
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Iron City
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Iron City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron City
      • Iron City is located in Calhoun County
    • Cobb Town
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cobb Town have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobb Town
      • Cobb Town is located in Calhoun County
    • Bynum
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Eulaton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Blue Mountain
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blue Mountain have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Mountain
      • Blue Mountain is located in Calhoun County
  • Chambers County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Haynes Crossroad, with the one closest to Haynes Crossroad listed first.
    • Abanda
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Red Level
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Clackville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Doublehead
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Milltown
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Cleburne County
  • Randolph County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Haynes Crossroad, with the one closest to Haynes Crossroad listed first.
    • Christiana
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Ofelia
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ofelia. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ofelia
      • Ofelia is located in Randolph County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Ofelia
      • From Haynes Crossroad to Ofelia
    • Milner
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Milner. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milner
      • Milner is located in Randolph County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Milner
      • From Haynes Crossroad to Milner
    • Morrison Crossroad
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Rockdale
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Cambridge
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Wedowee
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Newell
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newell have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newell
      • Newell is located in Randolph County
    • Malone Ferry
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Malone Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malone Ferry
      • Malone Ferry is located in Randolph County
    • Woodland
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Corbin
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Corbin. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corbin
      • Corbin is located in Randolph County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Corbin
      • From Haynes Crossroad to Corbin
    • Almond
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Almond have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almond
      • Almond is located in Randolph County
    • West
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for West. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West
      • West is located in Randolph County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to West
      • From Haynes Crossroad to West
  • Saint Clair County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Haynes Crossroad, with the one closest to Haynes Crossroad listed first.
    • Riverside
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverside have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
      • Riverside is located in Saint Clair County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,376 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Riverside <2>
    • Seddon
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Seddon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seddon
      • Seddon is located in Saint Clair County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Seddon
      • From Haynes Crossroad to Seddon
  • Talladega County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Haynes Crossroad, with the one closest to Haynes Crossroad listed first.
    • Kentuck
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kentuck. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentuck
      • Kentuck is located in Talladega County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Kentuck
      • From Haynes Crossroad to Kentuck
    • Silver Run
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Ironaton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • McElderry
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Coldwater
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Grant Town
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grant Town have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Town
      • Grant Town is located in Talladega County
    • Munford
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Chandler Springs
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Waldo
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waldo have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldo
      • Waldo is located in Talladega County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 272 people
    • Talladega
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Lincoln
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lincoln have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
      • Lincoln is located in Talladega County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,979 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lincoln <2>
    • Rendalia
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Abihka ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Abihka have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abihka
      • Abihka is located in Talladega County
  • Tallapoosa County
  • Carroll County (GA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Haynes Crossroad, with the one closest to Haynes Crossroad listed first.
    • Bowdon
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Jonesville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Tyus
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tyus have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyus
      • Tyus is located in Carroll County (GA)
      • Estimated population in 2019: 3,525 people
  • Heard County (GA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Haynes Crossroad, with the one closest to Haynes Crossroad listed first.
    • Ephesus
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Frolona
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Yates Crossroads
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yates Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates Crossroads
      • Yates Crossroads is located in Heard County (GA)
      • Estimated population in 2019: 360 people

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Haynes Crossroad, see our County-by-County Page for Haynes Crossroad.

Cemeteries Near Haynes Crossroad ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Haynes Crossroad.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Haynes Crossroad covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Haynes Crossroad, with the one closest to Haynes Crossroad listed first.

  • Good Hope Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Good Hope Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Good Hope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mt. Olive Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Olive Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Olive Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Providence Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Providence Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Providence Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Delta Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Union Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Black Chapel Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Black Chapel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Black Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mt. Moriah Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Moriah Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Moriah Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Shiloh Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shiloh Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shiloh Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Ragan Chapel Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ragan Chapel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ragan Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mannings Chapel Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mannings Chapel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mannings Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (318 more) ...
    • Oak Grove Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Grove Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Bellview Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bellview Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bellview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Barfield Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Barfield Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Barfield Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<5>

While we didn't find Haynes Crossroad in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Haynes Crossroad.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Haynes Crossroad, with the one closest to Haynes Crossroad listed first.

  • Delta
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Christiana
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Abel
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Abel have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abel
    • Abel is located in Cleburne County
  • Lineville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Chulafinnee
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chulafinnee have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chulafinnee
    • Chulafinnee is located in Cleburne County
  • Kentuck
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kentuck. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentuck
    • Kentuck is located in Talladega County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Kentuck
    • From Haynes Crossroad to Kentuck
  • Dingler
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dingler have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dingler
    • Dingler is located in Randolph County
  • Ofelia
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ofelia. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ofelia
    • Ofelia is located in Randolph County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Ofelia
    • From Haynes Crossroad to Ofelia
  • Milner
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Milner. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milner
    • Milner is located in Randolph County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Milner
    • From Haynes Crossroad to Milner
  • Micaville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Hopeful
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hopeful have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopeful
    • Hopeful is located in Talladega County
  • Ashland
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Oxford
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Belltown
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belltown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belltown
      • Belltown is located in Cleburne County
    • Silver Run
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Haynes Crossroad. See our List of 1890's Communities around Haynes Crossroad.

Newspapers Published in Haynes Crossroad ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 48 newspapers that have been published in the area around Haynes Crossroad.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Haynes Crossroad, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Haynes Crossroad.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Haynes Crossroad:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Haynes Crossroad. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties).
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<5>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Haynes Crossroad, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Haynes Crossroad) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Haynes Crossroad. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.4380, Longitude: -85.7316    









 

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